Killer typhoon: Several Britons missing in Philippines

LONDON: Several British nationals are missing following the typhoon that has killed thousands in the Philippines, British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Saturday. “The foreign secretary confirmed that a number of British nationals remained unaccounted for,” the foreign ministry said in a statement. A ministry spokesman declined to specify how many Britons were missing. In a phone call to his Philippine counterpart Albert del Rosario, Hague offered his condolences in the wake of the devastating Super Typhoon Haiyan of November 8 and asked for “every possible assistance” to be given to Britons caught up in the disaster, the ministry said. British Prime Minister David Cameron on Saturday announced that Britain was providing a further 30 million pounds to help the relief effort, in addition to the 23 million already pledged.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 17^th, 2013.